Escape window grilles (quick release) in Cumbria

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Cumbria: what will it cost?

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Cumbria typically cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

An escape window grille is a retractable grille with a release on the inside that opens it without a key or tool. It secures a window against entry from outside while keeping the window usable as an emergency escape route from inside, which bedroom and upstairs windows often need to be.

Choices you can make

Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
Release positioned at a sensible height
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
White, black or anthracite finishes
No key or tool needed to open from inside

Covering Cumbria

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Cumbria, including Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Cumbria mixes stone-built houses in its market towns and Lake District villages with industrial-era terraces in Barrow, Workington and Whitehaven.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Basement bedrooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes

Towns in Cumbria

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Children

Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.

Is it an escape window?

If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.

What the rules say in England

England

Bedroom and escape windows

Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.

Grilles inside the glass

A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Cumbria
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Cumbria: questions

Which towns in Cumbria do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Cumbria, including Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Whitehaven and Workington, and in other towns across the area.

Do landlords need escape grilles?

Landlords must keep escape routes usable for tenants. A key-only grille over a bedroom escape window is a fire hazard, so a quick-release grille is the safer choice.

Could a burglar use the quick release?

It should not be possible from outside. The release is on the inside face and positioned so it is not reachable through the lattice from outside; we check this at fitting.

How does a quick-release grille work?

A lever or push release on the inside of the lock box unlatches the grille so it can be slid open in one movement, with no key needed.

Other grilles in Cumbria

Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.